[SOLVED] Validator: "Cannot find backup with name xxx"

[KOPFteam]

I just want to share with the forum what I just found out:

• I created a backup job with 3 VMs a few months ago. I named it "Backup 3 Servers" and it worked without problems for many weeks

• Then I edited the job: I added a 4th VM and renamed the job to "Backup 4 Servers". The job was running without problems since then until last week.

• I got errors during HealthCheck (Hint: Check Backup window!) and opened a support case.

• Support asked me to check the backup files with validator. To do so I had to enter the following command:
  c:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Validator.exe /backup:"Backup 4 Servers"

• This resulted in Cannot find backup with name "Backup 4 Servers".

• After some research I found out that renaming a job doesn't rename the backup on disk! So the folder on the repository still has the original name and therefore the correct command was:
  c:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Validator.exe /backup:"Backup 3 Servers"
  Now validator was running and reported no incomplete or failed VMs

Lesson learned: Renaming a job doesn't rename the backup!

[foggy]

Hi Florian, that is kind of expected but thanks for sharing - might not be so obvious when working with the Validator tool.